Alindao
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|leader_name1 = Guy Maurice Mbonzomon-Sesse{{cite web |last1=Ndeke Luka |first1=Ndeke Luka |title="La ville d’Alindao renait progressivement de ses cendres" |url=https://www.radiondekeluka.org/actualites/societe/40044-la-ville-d-alindao-renait-progressivement-de-ses-cendres.html |website=radiondekeluka.org |publisher=Radio Ndeke Luka |access-date=25 April 2023}}
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Alindao is a town and sub-prefecture located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Basse-Kotto. It lies at the junction of the National Route 2 and 22. Alindao had a population of 14,401 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 15,213.{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-47&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan |title=Central African Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population |publisher=World Gazetteer |accessdate=30 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130111112114/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-47&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan |archivedate=11 January 2013 }} The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao. It has a small airport, Alindao Airport. A Catholic Mission was established at Alindao during French occupation under French Equatorial Africa.{{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=Virginia McLean|last2=Adloff|first2=Richard|title=The emerging States of French Equatorial Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xyalAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA419|accessdate=30 March 2013|year=1960|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0-8047-0051-1|page=419}}
History
File:Cases près d'Alindao-1924.jpg
In 1912, the leader of the Banda-Ngbugu people in Alindao, Aju, swore allegiance to the French colonisers. However, he led a local revolt in 1925 and was captured and executed the following year.{{cite book |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Richard |last2=Fandos-Rius |first2=Juan |date=2016 |title=Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic |edition=New |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |location=Lanham, Maryland |isbn=9780810879911 |pages=66, 116, 543}}
In 1927, Norwegian missionary Oscar Cesar Berntz-Lanz established the Elim Mission at Boybinga in the Alindao subprefecture. It was among the first Protestant missions in the colony and included a small dispensary and a school. When World War II broke out in 1939, the family relocated to South Africa.
On 5 January 2013 Séléka rebels took control of Alindao.[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/jan/05/rebels-central-african-republic-seize-another-town/ Rebels in Central African Republic seize another town] On 9 May 2017 it was attacked by Anti-balaka which was repelled by Union for Peace in the Central African Republic.{{cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/UNHCR%20Central%20African%20Republic%20Operational%20Update%20-%201-31%20May%202017.pdf|title=Central African Republic. Operational Update|date=May 2017}} On 15 November 2018 at least 112 people were killed and 27 injured in UPC and Anti-balaka attacks on Alindao refugee camp. On 18 March 2021 Alindao was recaptured by government forces supported by Russian paramilitary forces.[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.com/rca-detonations-darmes-a-alindao-les-mercenaires-russes-affrontent-les-rebelles-de-la-cpc/ RCA : détonations d’armes à Alindao, les mercenaires russes affrontent les rebelles de la CPC], 18 March 2021
Economy
The economy is based on food crops and cash crops (mainly coffee), and the processing of agricultural products. Fishing,{{cite book|last=Deceuninck|first=Valère|title=Du poisson en Centrafrique|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoI6QzFadjsC&pg=PA143|accessdate=30 March 2013|date=July 2006|publisher=Harmattan|isbn=978-2-296-14803-1|page=143|language=French}} hunting, trade and craft activities are also local employment practices but the majority live in poverty. The locals reside in houses with huge thatched roofs and mud walls painted in colored clay.{{cite book|last1=Auzias|first1=Dominique|last2=Labourdette|first2=Jean-Paul|title=République Centrafricaine 2013-14 (avec cartes et avis des lecteurs)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rw4KUiMJ3XcC&pg=PA156|accessdate=30 March 2013|date=27 September 2012|publisher=Collectif, Petit Futé|isbn=978-2-7469-5970-5|page=156}}
Towns and villages
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- Abouma
- Akpia
- Alepa
- Alindao
- Amoko
- Bada [5°'0"N 21°8'0"E]
- Bada [4°50'0"N 21°20'0"E]
- Bada [4°47'0"N 21°12'0"E]
- Badji
- Balada
- Banan
- Banda [5°20'0"N 21°'0"E]
- Banda [5°'0"N 21°9'0"E]
- Banda [4°52'0"N 21°20'0"E]
- Banda [4°'0"N 21°'0"E]
- Bangba
- Belogba
- Bitou
- Bokoula
- Bondo
- Borota
- Boroudou
- Boulouvou
- Bourou
- Boybangoro
- Boykette
- Congo
- Dabizi
- Dahou
- Ddebo
- Diogo
- Djongo
- Doko
- Drekapou
- Gambito [4°50'0"N 21°17'0"E]
- Gambito [4°47'0"N 21°2'0"E]
- Gbada
- Gbadou
- Gbana
- Gbileba
- Gboundou
- Goffo
- Gongo
- Gopala
- Gouada
- Gouadji
- Gouakiri [5°10'0"N 21°18'0"E]
- Gouakiri [5°9'0"N 21°17'0"E]
- Gouamatou
- Gounda
- Goussa
- Goussou [5°15'0"N 21°'0"E]
- Goussou [4°55'0"N 21°20'0"E]
- Govo
- Gowe
- Goyo
- Guela
- Gueloumanda
- Kabou
- Kadja
- Kalaye
- Kaoua
- Kodo
- Kola
- Kologbo
- Kolomboyo
- Kongbo
- Kongo
- Kouledo
- Koumba
- Kpakpa
- Laodeka
- Liou
- Loe
- Mazogbo
- Mbele
- Mbiloba
- Mede
- Mia
- Moko
- Moro
- Ndjala
- Ngalia
- Ngapo
- Ngara
- Ngbindjou
- Ngoula
- Ngoule
- Ngrihou
- Nougolo
- Oroko
- Ouaga [5°37'0"N 21°'0"E]
- Ouaga [5°36'0"N 21°'0"E]
- Ouama
- Ouate
- Ouenguele
- Ouli
- Pagui
- Pandoko
- Pigala
- Poudjio
- Rokouzou
- Sounda
- Tagbale
- Tagoua
- Tchinda
- Tchingoto
- Teou
- Togbo
- Tomba
- Yota
- Youkou
- Zougao
- Zoulouma
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Notable people
References
External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/central-african-republic/basse-kotto/alindao/ Maplandia]
{{Basse-Kotto}}
{{Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic}}